Category Archives: Canadian Press

Guam leader Oks bill ending time limits in child sex cases
HAGATNA, Guam - Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo said Friday he signed a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges for civil cases, a move that Catholic leaders say could bankrup...
Sep 23, 2016

Al Capone letter written in prison shows mobster's soft side
BOSTON - Did notorious gangster Al Capone have a soft spot? An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer could handle tenderness almost as skillfully as his Tommy Gun. The ...
Sep 23, 2016
Send in the clown complaints: Spate of reports raises alarm
PITTSBURGH - Police are encouraging caution amid a rash of public complaints and social media reports in a number of states of people dressed like clowns and acting suspiciously, even if they think ma...
Sep 23, 2016
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Russia 3 Finland 0 Czech Republic 4 United States 3 — MLB American Detroit 9 Minnesota 2 (1st game) Boston 5 Baltimore 3 Cleveland 5 Kansas City 2 Tamp...
Sep 22, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Russia 3 Finland 0 Czech Republic 4 United States 3 — MLB American Detroit 9 Minnesota 2 (1st game) Boston 5 Baltimore 3 Cleveland 5 Kansas City 2 Tamp...
Sep 22, 2016
New Brunswick man wins Chase the Ace prize of $1.3 million
DALHOUSIE, N.B. - The second of three Chase the Ace jackpots on the East Coast has been claimed. The Dalhousie Rotary Club and the Recreaplex in Dalhousie, N.B. announced on Facebook Thursday night th...
Sep 22, 2016
Rookie Brissett, Blount lead Patriots past Texans 27-0
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Another week, another new quarterback, another win for the New England Patriots. Jacoby Brissett had a 27-yard touchdown run in his first NFL start, LeGarrette Blount added scoring...
Sep 22, 2016
Walter Bush, former hockey executive, dies at 86
MINNEAPOLIS - Walter Bush, the former USA Hockey president and primary founder of the Minnesota North Stars, died Thursday. He was 86. USA Hockey confirmed Bush’s death, saying: “Hockey mo...
Sep 22, 2016

US goes winless at World Cup after loss to Czech Republic
TORONTO - Left with nothing play for at the World Cup of Hockey, coach John Tortorella told his United States players to play a game for themselves. They played hard, gave effort in a meaningless roun...
Sep 22, 2016
Scholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig Nobels
BOSTON - A Swede who wrote a trilogy about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who put pants on rats to study their sex lives and a British researcher who lived like an animal have been named winners ...
Sep 22, 2016